Egypt Movie Night ~ Featuring Revolution Hijacked

A group of Foreign Service Officers who will be deployed in the Arab world will visit the department, including classroom visits, and participat in the movie event about the Arab spring followed by a discussion. The event is free and open to the public.

Revolution Hijacked (2011, Documentary, 28 min) This documentary was prepared by ABC Australia, and distributed by Journeyman Pictures. It shows protests in streets of Cairo as well as short interviews with some of the key activists in Egypt discussing the irony of transitioning to democracy under military rule in Egypt. The movie gives us an insight into the troubled transition that started with Egypt’s great revolution in January 2011, which succeeded in ousting Mubarak.

“You know the army council is trying to kill the revolution,” says Bothaina Kamel, presidential candidate, quoted in the movie.